Wednesday, April 18, 2012

THE INEVITABLE HAS HAPPENED

Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt "Wolf Week" at the Absorbascon for a very important announcement.

Having been alerted by eagle-eyed Absorbascommenter Xanadude today of the leaked scan of the fold-out in the forthcoming DC Free Comic Book Day comic, I am pleased to announce (as demanded, predicted, and prophesied):

Oh geez, I couldn't recognize that guy when I first saw the fold-out. I never even THOUGHT that it might be a redesigned Vibe. Although it should be noted that Geoff Johns has a soft spot for the Justice League of Detroit, since he grew up there and the Detroit League was put out in his early years as a comic reader.

My great hope with every reboot is they'll do what is done with new cartoon series: start all the characters off at a comfortable status quo, in a pre-killed condition. So I'm pleased they did that with Vibe.

I don't want to see Gypsy back, though, any more than I want to see Kike (with the power of greed), Redskin (with the power of alcoholism), or Jiggaboo (with the power of lusting after white women). She can call herself DeathHawkNightStrykeWulf for all I care, but using a disrespectful name for a people and then embodying the worst stereotypes about them is so pre 21st century.

Can't agree that Gypsy was embodying the worst stereotypes. Some petty theft (I think she stole an apple) right at the start and then that was it, the whole thing was forgotten. She grew up with the JLA and became a hero. What's not to like?